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UNISA996200082703316 |
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Decker Mark T |
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Peculiar Portrayals : Mormons on the Page, Stage and Screen / / edited by Mark T. Decker and Michael Austin |
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Utah State University, University Libraries, 2010 |
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Logan, Utah : , : Utah State University Press, , 2010 |
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©2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-82224-1 |
9786612822247 |
0-87421-774-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AustinMichael <1966-> |
DeckerMark T |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Latter Day Saints in mass media |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Center and periphery: Mormons and American culture in Tony Kushner's Angels in America / Cristine Hutchison-Jones -- Four consenting adults in the privacy of their own suburb: Big love and the cultural significance of Mormon polygamy / Michael Austin -- Teaching under the banner of heaven: testing the limits of tolerance in America / Kevin Kolkmeyer -- Avenging angels: the Nephi archetype and blood atonement in Neil Labute, Brian Evenson, and Levi Peterson, and the making of the Mormon American writer / J. Aaron Sanders -- Elders on the big screen: film and the globalized circulation of Mormon missionary images / John-Charles Duffy -- "I constructed in my mind a vast, panoramic picture": the miracle life of Edgar Mint and postmodern, postdenominational Mormonism / Mark T. Decker -- Jane Austen in Mollywood: mainstreaming Mormonism in Andrew Black's Pride & prejudice / Juliette Wells -- Reality corrupts, reality television corrupts absolutely / Karen D. Austin. |
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In a time when Mormons appear to have larger roles in everything from political conflict to television shows and when Mormon-related topics seem to show up more frequently in the news, eight scholars take a |
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close look at Mormonism in popular media: film, television, theater, and books. Some contributors examine specific works, including the Tony-winning play Angels in America, the hit TV series Big Love, and the bestselling books Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith and The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. Others consider the phenomena of M |
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